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Thursday, November 27, 2014

A Walk in the Park: Walt Disney World Edition - Destination D

By Krista Joy

Last weekend Disney fans had a chance to go back in
time. D23, the official fan club of Disney held an event called Destination D:
Attraction Rewind. This special event was held at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. The programming was wonderful, and I think just about all of us present
learned some things we did not know about Disney History. No video or
photography was allowed as presentations were given by the current and past
Disney Imagineers. However we were allowed to take photos of a special exhibit called
Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives. The exhibit featured collectibles and
memorabilia from Disney Parks, as well as Disney collectibles from the 1964-65
New York World's Fair. Continue after the page break and have a look...

Items in the exhibit included a figure of the purple dragon
Figment, a horse and a pig that were featured in the World of Motion attraction
at Epcot, and a vintage Disneyland Toy Factory MOLD-A-RAMA machine where guests
at the World's Fair could have their favorite Disney character made in a
plastic mold for just 25 cents!

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Krista Joy is an a former Disney cast member, current head author at Disneyways.com and a co-host for the Disney Parks Podcast. She was born, raised, and has never lived any where else but in the heart of Orlando Florida. Not knowing what it’s like to be away from Walt Disney World for very long – the magic has truly become a part of who she is. Krista’s Disney dream is to bring magic and fun to the every day lives of her fellow Disney fans – while sharing some laughs along the way. She is very grateful to Keith and the team at DisneyAvenue.com for helping her to make this dream a reality! You can read more about Krista at http://disneyways.com/connect/